Why is this growing in my fish tank?

Question

i do my water change every 2 to 3 weeks
and last week this started to come out.

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it staterted in the rocks last week and now its on the glass WHAT IS IT?





could it be the effects of this products id added?
http://www.hagen.com/hagen/canada/english/aquatic/product.cfm?CAT=1&SUBCAT=121&PROD_ID=01076100010101

http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pages/Prime.html

i added 15 mL of "CYCLE"
AND
about 2.5 mL of "PRIME"
yes i added them both at the same time




My tank is in front of the window but i always have the window covered

Answer 1

Its likely some algea, the photos didn't show up well on my computer so I really can't tell. Here's a break down on algea as I know it. If its green its good stuff. If its red or brown or purple its not good and needs to be removed. So if that algea isn't a shade of green it means there is something not right in your system. Any case get an algea scrubber and remove it. If its green keep it on everything you can stand. My tank is blanketed in green except for the front glass. It makes more oxygen in the tank and eats up the nitrates. Green is so good for a healthy system. If it just showed up then congrats your tank is cycled. Green won't grow until the tank is completely cycled.

Answer 2

Cool pics of ur fish.

Its just an algae bloom. Its natural and wont hurt the fish even if u let it grow. Actualy its good for some to be in a tank for the fish to graze on. Yes goldfish are herbavores! You can even float a peice of leafy lettuce on the surface for them.

Well to answer ur Q...Its goin to look realy bad at first but after 24 hrs ul have the cleanest tank on the block.

If you dont have a python{a syphon tube that attaches to ur sink} to clean the rocks then just stir them up before u change the water. Also:

The next time u do a water change wipe the sides down with a new mesh dish scrubber first. You can tape it to a stick of some sort for a handle.Then do the water change. You can buy a cleaner w a stick attached if u got the $.

There are chemicals u can add to the water to kill the algae {algacide}but when it dies it winds up in the water and clogs ur filter anyway. And Im against any chemical being put into the water with my fish other than decholorinator!

My 7 goldfish are 9 inches long in a 55 gal. tank and still growing! I got them when they were 1 in. feeder fish for 39 cents a peice. I started with 12 fish but the wild critters took some over the years. I put them in a pond during the warm months so they benifit from the live food{mosquitoes etc.} and rain water.You can put screen over your pond to keep the wild critters out!

:)...........Helives!

Answer 3

Ah, spring, when the flowers and algae are in bloom...... It's just algae, which is not harmful to your fish, it just looks ugly to us. In fact, some fish love algae and need it as part of their diet such as mollies. No, those products you pictured don't affect the algae. Algae grows more from too much light or too many nutrients in the water. Keep your tank away from sunlight, only turn your light on for a few hours at night when you're home unless you're growing high light level plants and don't overfeed the fish and remove the uneaten food. Also remove any dead fish or plants. Do proper water changes and tank cleaning. It sounds strange, but a too clean of a tank encourages more algae to grow. Algae is a primitive plant source and is the first to grow in an area stripped clean of vegetation. So, if you leave a little algae on a rock or decoration, it will grow slower. Also, putting live plants in your tank will take away the nutrients that nourish the primitive vegetation source (algae) to the more complex vegetation source (plants).

Answer 4

it particularly is a sort of algea it is complicated to kill without chemical substances. you need to purchase an algea-killing chemical everywhere that sells fish. They also have a sort it is secure to apply in a planted tank. utilising bleach isn't a sturdy decision. it may kill any fish you ever put in it because of the fact it particularly is extremely almost impossible to rinse out thoroughly. So interior the destiny, use the algea-killing chemical, it won't injury your fish, and you will no longer could dismantle your tank, which additionally kills the stable micro organism on your filter out it is protecting your fish healthful. it is extra easy to regulate algea than to combat it, nevertheless. In an unplanted tank, shorten the quantity of time your tank lighting fixtures are on. In a planted tank, some quickly-starting to be flora and a few carbon dioxide are stable controllers, because of the fact the quickly starting to be plant makes use of each and all the meals, alongside with the carbon dioxide, till now the algea can get any, in certainty ravenous it away.

Answer 5

Possible. Did you add both products at the same time? And how much did you use. Can't really tell from the photos but it looks like some kind of alga. Change the water again and don't put those products in. See if there is a change for the better. Good luck.

Answer 6

Looks like to me that it is just alge. Do you have your fish tank near a window where it gets a bit of sunlight?
This will cause alge. You can either find a different spot for your tank, or there are products from your local pet shop or Aquarium shop that will reduce this. Maybe get some aquarium snails. They love to eat the alge.

Answer 7

you need to have less light . Quit changing your water so often and let the biological filter have a chance to work. After of course a COMPLETE cleaning of your aquarium. Must have good quality carbon with your filter system. Let the good bacteria eat the bad bacteria. You are not giving the good bacteria a chance with all of the water changes.

Answer 8

a 30% water change is needed every month by changing it every other week is not getting the living bacteria to breed what fish need try buying nutrafin cycle and that will give the bacteria the fish need

Answer 9

I suggest getting an alge brush. it wipes away the alge

Answer 10

Algae happens...
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Cycle nor Prime had nothing to do with this.